Serotonin type II receptor activation facilitates synaptic plasticity via N-methyl-D-aspartate-mediated mechanism in the rat basolateral amygdala
Serotonin type II receptor activation facilitates synaptic plasticity via N-methyl-D-aspartate-mediated mechanism in the rat basolateral amygdala
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DOI:
10.1016/s0306-4522(03)00076-9
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发表时间:
2003-01-01
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Li, H
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作者:
Chen, A;Hough, CJ;Li, H
The modulation of synaptic plasticity by serotonin type II (5-hydroxytryptamine type II (5-HT2))-receptor stimulation was explored using intracellular, field potential and Fura-2 fluorescence image recordings in a rat amygdala slice preparation. Bath application of 5HT(2) receptor agonist 1-(2,5)-dimethoxy-4-lodophen-2-aminopropane (DOI) transformed theta-burst-stimulated (TBS) synaptic plasticity from short-term potentiation to long-term potentiation. DOI enhanced N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated potentials and calcium influx without affecting the resting membrane potential or input resistance of the neurons. In contrast, alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA)/kainate receptor-mediated excitatory synaptic responses were unaffected by DOI. The facilitating effects of DOI were blocked by the 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, ketanserin, and by the 5-HT2C-receptor selective antagonist, RS102221. These results indicate that 5-HT2-receptor activation enhances NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic function in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). (C) Published by Elsevier Science Ltd on behalf of IBRO.